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2024 in Film: The Year in Review
2024 was a year of two halves for cinema; on one side we had many crowd-pleasing titles and plenty of bold genre efforts that made their...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20245 min read
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For the Overlord! | A Triumph Studios Duology Retrospective
My shorter retrospective on #Overlord and #OverlordII from #TriumphStudios is now available on YouTube. I look into this unique IP and...
Rob Cain
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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The Legacy of Doom|A First-Person Shooter Retrospective
My latest #gaming retrospective on #DOOM from #IDSoftware is now available on YouTube. I take a look back at the franchise's thirty-year...
Rob Cain
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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Revisiting Ape Escape|A PlayStation Trilogy Retrospective
My latest #gaming retrospective on #ApeEscape from #PlayStation is now live on YouTube. I take a look at all three mainline entries and...
Rob Cain
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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2023 in Gaming: The Year in Review
2023 was a very strong year for video games; we saw many high-end AAA releases, a resurgence of the survival horror genre and studios...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20235 min read
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2023 in Film: The Year in Review
The past twelve months have been clumsy and messy for the film industry; the biggest studios have failed left and right, streaming...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20235 min read
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Expeditions of the Tomb Raider: A Complete Franchise Retrospective
My latest gaming retrospective is now available on YouTube. I take a long expedition through the Tomb Raider franchise, covering all...
Rob Cain
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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2022 In Gaming: The Year In Review
Outside of a couple of heavy hitters, 2022 was quite slow and modest for gaming. For the most part it was all about the biggest news...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20224 min read
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2022 In Film: The Year In Review
2022 was the year that the silver screen officially returned to prominence, though not necessarily in the way we expected. Typical...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20225 min read
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The Adventures of Ratchet and Clank | An Insomniac Games Franchise Retrospective
RatchetAndClank from #insomniacgames is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. I'm embarking on my longest retrospective yet,...
Rob Cain
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Just Causing Chaos | An Avalanche Studios Franchise Retrospective
My latest #gaming retrospective on the #JustCause franchise from @AvalancheSweden is now live on YouTube. I look back at all four games...
Rob Cain
Mar 24, 20221 min read
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2021 In Gaming: The Year In Review
While there were some worthwhile titles this year, 2021 will go down as a very mixed bag for video games. With the pandemic weighing...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20214 min read
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2021 In Film: The Year In Review
As the pandemic continued into 2021, the film industry slowly clawed its way back to prominence. Theatres did not go extinct as some had...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20214 min read
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Playing, Creating and Sharing the LittleBigPlanet: A PlayStation 3 Trilogy Retrospective
My latest retrospective on Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet is now available on YouTube. I take a look back at the three mainline games...
Rob Cain
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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E3 2021 Post-Mortem Part 3: Final Thoughts And Summary
E3 this year was a massive disappointment to many; in terms of new games and announcements, I had a difficult time putting this...
Rob Cain
Jun 20, 20212 min read
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E3 2021 Post-Mortem Part 2: Ranking The Press Conferences (Second Half)
PC Gaming Show The Good · Big Titles Missed In Other Shows With E3 having gone fully digital this year, there was less room for...
Rob Cain
Jun 20, 20216 min read
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E3 2021 Post-Mortem Part 1: Ranking The Press Conferences (First Half)
Ubisoft Forward The Good · Good Showings For Mario And Rabbids, Rocksmith+ And Riders Republic Ubisoft didn’t have much in the way of...
Rob Cain
Jun 20, 20218 min read
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Rebirth Of The Persian Prince|A Ubisoft Trilogy Retrospective
The #PrinceofPersiaRemake was set to come out today before it got delayed... In my latest retrospective, I'm looking back on...
Rob Cain
Mar 18, 20211 min read
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2020 In Gaming: The Year In Review
This year, the story of the games industry was one of two sides; as the eighth generation of consoles came to a close there was a wide...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20205 min read
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2020 In Film: The Year In Review
Enjoying films in 2020 was quite a struggle for many; of course, with the pandemic having swept the globe, cinemas were either limited in...
Rob Cain
Dec 31, 20205 min read
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